Irish Open third-round leaderboard
-16 S Lowry (Ire); -12 J Skov Olesen (Den); -9 J Niemann (Chi); -7 D Rodrigues (Por), T McKibbin (NI)
Chosen others: -6 P Reed (US), R Fisher (Eng), R Hojgaard (Den), A Sullivan (Eng); -4 A Fitzpatrick (Eng), R MacIntyre (Sco); -2 L Nolan (Ire); -1 J Rahm (Spa); +2 R McIlroy (NI)
Shane Lowry produced an impressed show on the greens to take a four-shot lead into the ultimate spherical of the Irish Open and shut in on his first particular person win since 2022.
The Irishman began the third spherical three photographs clear after taking pictures a scintillating course-record 62 on Friday at Trump Worldwide Golf Hyperlinks in Doonbeg, County Clare.
Regardless of being caught by Denmark’s Jacob Skov Olesen, Lowry one-putted each inexperienced on the again 9 in a five-under 65 to take care of management of the event.
“I am usually the one watching different folks do it, so why not me generally,” Lowry stated when requested about his pleasure on the greens.
“It is good, I am seeing my traces nicely and beginning the ball the place I need they usually’re getting in and hopefully that stays that method for one more 24 hours.”
Olesen, chasing his first DP World Tour title, bogeyed the ultimate gap to shoot a four-under 66, a rating matched by Chile’s Joaquin Niemann to maneuver into third place on his personal.
On a day when play was briefly halted amid US President Donald Trump’s arrival on the course as a part of a two-day go to to Eire, defending champion Rory McIlroy (74) and two-time winner Jon Rahm (72) each slipped again to erase their hopes of lifting the trophy once more.
